An interesting brief article on teaching. For those who dont want to read the article here are the main points:
Teach according to your personality: Teaching is a performance sport only you can figure it out.
Hand out complete instructions the first day: The students are then responsible for following them.
Vary your teaching methods: Variation is the spice of life. Being boring is not acceptable (but you can’t please them all).
Don’t take attendance: Students are responsible for learning.
Take a hard line on late and incomplete work: The students are responsible.
Give students options for assignments and exams: Stimulate creativity.
Require clear and coherent written work: The students must be able to communicate.
Combat plagiarism: Dont forgive, dont forget.
Get out of the way: The teacher sets up the environment. Learning is the students work.